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| Coordinates | 34°43′57″S 148°48′02″E / 34.73250°S 148.80056°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 290 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2582 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 602 m (1,975 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Yass Valley Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Bowning is a small town in the South West Slopes, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of Yass on the Hume Highway in Yass Valley Shire. Bowning is an aboriginal word meaning 'big hill'.[2] At the 2016 census, Bowning and the surrounding area had a population of 573.[3]
Nearby Bowning Hill is 796 metres (2,612 ft) AHD and Hume and Hovell mentioned it in their 1824 journal. Bowning was one of the earliest settlements in the district.
Historic buildings include the Troopers Cottage on the Binalong Road and the old Cobb and Co Coaching Station in Bogolong Street. The coaching station was built sometime between 1850 and 1870. The original local school was amongst the earliest established schools in inland New South Wales, founded in 1849, but now replaced.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bowning (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "Bowning". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bowning (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
